Universal Health Services issued an update to its status following a massive ransomware attack on September 27. Here is the full text of their October 12 update: Universal Health Services (UHS) confirms that the UHS IT Network has been restored at Corporate and across all Acute Care hospitals, enabling connections to all major systems and…
Category: Health Data
Oswego Health: Some patient data potentially exposed
Ken Sturtz reports: Oswego Health has notified an unspecified number of patients about a potential leak of personal information via an employee email account earlier this year. In a letter sent to affected patients, Oswego Health said it had discovered “potential unauthorized access to an employee email account” between June 11 and June 15. The…
WA: Patient records stolen from Edmonds clinic, recovered by police
Brian Soergel reports: On Aug. 31, employees of the Health and Wellness Clinic at 22005 76th Ave. W in Edmonds discovered that a storage room where patient records were kept was broken into, according to the clinic’s Jenni Ricker. The clinic offers “natural medicine and physical care solutions for every lifestyle.” The storage room is…
Data leak at Covid testing call center under investigation
NL Times reports: The Dutch data protection authority AP is investigating whether health service GGD is complying with privacy rules with its coronavirus test line, the call center where Netherlands residents can book a Covid-19 test and which calls with their results. This follows stories of former employees still having access to personal data, even…
Documents give details on Hennepin Healthcare employees fired for ‘improperly’ accessing George Floyd records
Hannah Flood reports: The public is learning more about some employees at Hennepin HealthCare who were fired for accessing George Floyd’s medical information when they weren’t supposed to. An attorney for Floyd’s family was notified last month that his medical records were accessed multiple times by employees at the hospital, violating Floyd’s medical privacy and…
UK: Edinburgh nurse sacked from RIE after being caught viewing records of neighbours and friends
Alasdair Clarke reports: A nurse who abused her position to read the private medical records of 28 patients has been sacked by NHS Lothian. Julie Naughton admitting to looking at the records over a six month period in 2018 without having any medical or health need. She was working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at the time, and some…